Magnificent pair of prints made by gille, marie, joseph albrier (1791-1863) french painter, representing two of the four evangelists accompanied by their creatures in reference to the tetramorph which is found in the apocalypse of saint john.

they are enhanced by a refined frame in wood and gilded brass.

print n ° 1: saint luc, drawn by joseph albrier and engraved by etienne, frédéric lignon (1779-1833).
period: xixth
circa: 1820
dimensions: height: 26.5cm x w: 23.3cm x d: 4.5cm

print n ° 2: saint marc drawn by joseph albrier and engraved by jean bein (1789-1857).
period: xixth
circa: 1820
dimensions: height: 26.5cm x w: 23.3cm x d: 4.5cm

in christian art, we often find a motif called the tetramorhpe. From the greek tetra “four” and morphé “form”, this term designates any representation of a pattern comprising four elements, or literally any image containing four shapes.

it is the term used specifically to name the representations of the four evangelists, each being accompanied or represented by a creature.

three of them are animals while the last – the one that represents saint matthew – is human, even angelic.

saint luke is associated with the bull because his gospel emphasizes the sacrificial side of christ’s death. Now the bull has always been the animal of sacrifice par excellence, in jewish tradition as in roman paganism.
in the of luke’s nativity, the ox is a witness, along with the donkey, to the birth of christ.

the lion is associated with saint mark because his gospel highlights the majesty of christ and his dignity as king, yet the lion traditionally appears as the king of animals. The gospel of mark begins with the prophetic voice of john the baptist resounding in the desert, like the roar of a lion. This piece has an attribution mark,
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Two Fiorucci clad women on a pier being looked at by a man in leather on a motorcycle early 1980s purchased in Italy by Moshe Brakha printed by Glafica Industria Viappian Milano

Vintage 1981 Jurgen Peters lithograph poster size print “rainbow waves”. Numbered 42/250. Signed, dated, and numbered. Abstract style / pop art.

Pablo Picasso 1981 – Sale PABLO PICASSO poster Fondation Maeght
Size : 45.5 cm x 78 cm.
Date: 1981
Excellent condition, sold unframed
Printshop: Imprimerie Moderne du Lion, Paris This piece has an attribution mark,
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Artist: Georges Rouault
Country: France
Title: Head of a girl
Medium: Lithograph
Mark: not signed nor numbered
Printed: Mourlot 1939, France
Paper Size: Vellum 14 x 10.50 inch
Provenance: Verve Revue Artistique Et Littéraire 1939
Condition: Fine
COA : Included

Georges Rouault (1871-1958) A French expressionist & religious painter & a part of the Fauvism creation with Matisse. At 14th year-old Roualt worked stained-glass windows before studying at the School of Fine Arts in Paris. He was the curator of the Moreau Museum. He concentrated on Biblical paintings, etchings & lithographs, his style was basically melancholy. Many Museums & permanent collections across the world are exhibiting Rouault’s artwork.

Artist: Andre Masson
Country: France
Title: Untitled
Medium: Original Lithograph
Marks: Signed & numbered
Paper Size: On Japon Nacre 11 x 8.5 inch
Editor: Andre Sauret
Printed: 1962 by Mourlot Freres, France
Condition: Fine
COA: Included

Artist: Andre Masson
Country: France
Title: Une Etoile du Craie – 2
Medium: Original Lithograph
Marks: Signed & Numbered in pencil
Paper: Japon Nacre 10.5 x 9 inch
Provenance: Suite Une Etoile du Craie 1973
Condition: Very Good
COA: Certificate of Authenticity Is Included
Framed finishing size 16.50 x 13.75 inch

Andre Masson, French (1896-1987) painter & graphic artist. After studying painting in Brussels and Paris, He joined the Surrealist movement in 1924 and became the leading practitioner of automatism. he became an important link between Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism.

Artist: Andre Masson
Country: France
Title: Une Etoile du Craie – 1
Medium: Original Lithograph
Marks: Signed & numbered in pencil XVII / XXI
Paper: Japon Nacre 10.5 x 9 inch
Provenance: Suite Une Etoile du Craie 1973
Condition: Very Good
COA: Certificate of Authenticity Is Included
Framed finishing size 16.50 x 13.75 inch

Andre Masson, French (1896-1987) painter & graphic artist. After studying painting in Brussels and Paris, He joined the Surrealist movement in 1924 and became the leading practitioner of automatism. he became an important link between Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism.

Artist: Andre Masson
Country: France
Title: Les incertitudes de Psyche
Medium: Original Lithograph
Marks: Signed in pencil
Paper: Rives vellum 14.5 x 11inch
Printed: 1968 by Fernand Mourlot
Provenance: Portfolio Variation sur L’amour No 64/ 190
Condition: Fine
COA: Included

Andre Masson (1896-1987) French painter & graphic artist. He joined the Surrealist movement in 1924 and became the leading practitioner of automatism. 1941-45 Andre Masson lived in USA where he became an important link between Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. André Masson has 6,743 auction results